Civil ceremonies in Italy  

Wedding Planning a civil wedding in Italy may seem complex because
of many things you have to keep in mind: paperwork,
ceremony place, transfers, accommodation, invites…
The secret is doing things at the right time and have an expert planner.  
A marriage contracted in Italy is legally valid in your country.
 

1 step

A free consultation! We will discuss where you can get married, what requirements do you have to submit and what processes do you need to go through.

2  step

We let you know the available dates and time for the civil wedding ceremony. Once you receive our initial proposal, we will ask for a deposit in order to secure your date. Afterwards, our planning team can start working thoroughly on your event. 

3 step

We book the date and time, submit all the nesessery documents to Town Hall, develop the ceremony preparation schedule, step-by-step plan and suggest solutions to all the possible problems that could potentially come up before, during and after the event. We make appointments needed and translations/legalizations of documents.

4 step

On the eve of the wedding, we go together to the City Hall to sign a declaration.

5 step

A Big day when finally your dream comes true. We aim to exceed your expectations. Your tranquility is our top priority.

6 step

After the wedding, we will legalize the marriage certificate in the prefecture so that the certificate is valid in your country, and we will mail two copies to you.

LEGAL DOCUMENTS FOR A CIVIL WEDDING IN ITALY

Legal documents for U.S. Citizens

• Valid US passport
• Birth Certificate Original + copy translation into Italian
• Apostile on the birth certificate
• Atto Notorio as a proof of no legal impediment to marry to be done in U.S. at the Italian Consulate (by appointment only). It can be done in Italy as well at the Law Court with extra price for the interpreter, witnesses and stamps.
• If applicable - Death certificate of prior spouse or divorce certificate for widowed and divorced
• Affidavit ( Nulla Osta) to be done in Italy at the local U.S. Consulate ( by appointment only) and legalized in the Prefettura.

​Legal documents for Canadian Citizens

• Valid Canadian Passport
• Certificate of Canadian Citizenship
• Sworn Affidavit as a proof of no legal impediment to marry to be done in Canada before a Notary public or in Italy at the Canadian Embassy in Rome
• Marriage record search issued by the Vital Statistics Office of each Canadian Province and/or Territory where he/she resided since reaching the age of 16; each search must cover the entire period during which the person has resided in that Province or Territory;
• If applicable -  A final Divorce Decree or death certificate of prior spouse + translation into Italian
• Nulla Osta issued by the Canadian Embassy in Italy.

​Legal documents for Canadian Citizens

• Valid UK Passport 
• Certificate of No Impediment: to be done in your local Registry Office. After your notice has been posted you will be issued with a “Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage”. Pay attention: it will take about 20-30 days.
• Statutory Declaration: to be done before a solicitor or public notary in the UK. The Statutory Declaration is required by the Italian authorities. 
  Legalization. When you have your Certificate of No Impediment and your Statutory Declaration, you need to send them both to the FCO Legalisation Office in Milton Keynes for each to be legalized with a Hague Apostille. Take a look www.fco.gov.uk/legalisation
• Translation of the Certificate of No Impediment: The Certificates of No Impediment must be translated into Italian by an official translator in Italy, the translations must be then certified at the Law court in Italy. All original documents must then be shipped to Italy.
   

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* Marriage is registered by the mayor of the city or a representative of the mayor's office.
* The ceremony is held in Italian with an official interpreter and lasts approximately thirty minutes.
* Two witnesses over the age of 18 are required for the ceremony.
* The official ceremony includes the articles of the Civil Code, the traditional exchange of rings/ vows and signatures on the marriage certificate.
* The civil wedding takes place either in the Town hall or in places that have permission from the city hall to hold ceremonies. We provide a list of venues if you want to hold an outdoor, country or beach ceremony.
* A legal marriage registration usually  takes place from Monday to Friday, but some Town halls hold ceremonies on weekends as well.
* Have you ever been in the archives? In the archives of the Italian town hall, in which records of marriages have been kept since the 16th century. The act of marriage registration is printed out on an A2 sheet, filed into a neatly bound book and placed on a shelf in the archive.  - We got into the history of the Italian city, - the bride told us after the legal ceremony at the Town hall - This is cool)
* It's really cool, this feeling when you not only touch history, but also create it yourself. Of course, you can tailor the ceremony as you wish and include anything that makes your ceremony personal and reflects your love story, family traditions and values. From the bride's entrance, vows, your music, poetry reading, first dance...
* It is better to start planning a legal ceremony in Italy 3 months before the expected wedding date. There are some legal formalities that need to be completed in order to get married in Italy, we will guide you step by step.

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